Tunisia and SIGMA

Within the combined framework of the new European Neighbourhood Policy and the ongoing democratic transition, Tunisia and the European Union agreed to study and define the conditions for a privileged partnership, expressing the aspiration of Tunisia to reach a new level of integration with the EU. The accession of Tunisia to the status of privileged partner was approved by both parties at the Association Council on 19 November 2012 and a political agreement on the action plan corresponding to this status was completed at the Association Council on 14 April 2014.

SIGMA, the EC and the Tunisian authorities agreed a work programme in January 2017 that gives priority in the period to June 2018 to co‑operating with: